VLSI Design Engineer for Server / Data Center Products

Human Ventures LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program

Opportunity for annual RSU grants

Highly competitive benefits package

Job summary

A leading technology innovator is seeking an ASIC Engineer to join a dynamic SoC team. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering with at least 4 years of experience in ASIC design, verification, or integration. Responsibilities include executing design strategies, resolving engineering problems, and collaborating with peers. This position offers a competitive salary, annual discretionary bonus, RSU grants, and a comprehensive benefits package. Join us in crafting the future of technology.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of ASIC design experience for Bachelor's degree holders.
• 3+ years of ASIC design experience for Master's degree holders.
• 2+ years of ASIC design experience for PhD holders.

Responsibilities

• Use tools/applications to execute architecture and design of SoC.
• Resolve architecture, design, or verification problems.
• Execute design and verification strategies in alignment with project lead.
• Contribute to design and architecture reviews.

Skills

Knowledge in Server/Data Center IPs

Experience in designing computational/machine learning IPs

Understanding of design techniques for speed and power efficiency

Developing tools and scripting for process automation

Architecture design & system sim

Scripting for process automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

PhD in Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

About the position

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives communication and data processing transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Qualcomm, the world's second largest fabless semiconductor company and the world leader in wireless ICs powering the majority of 5G devices. Qualcomm is expending and entering new area such as the PC and the Data Center markets. Qualcomm is looking for bright ASIC engineers with excellent analytical and technical skills. Besides solid ASIC and/or FPGA design experience, this professional need to be a great team player with good communication skill. This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced SoC team responsible for RTL Design, flows and methodology for high performance ASICs in the latest process nodes for High Performance Compute and for AI spaces. With new projects are coming up, it is a wonderful timing to join our team and take part in innovation and in creating new architectures for new technologies.

Candidate Capabilities

• Proven knowledge in the Server/ Data Center IPs, protocols, and interfaces
• Experience in designing arithmetic/computational/machine learning IPs
• Great understanding of design techniques for speed and for power efficiency
• Oversee definition, design, verification, and documentation for ASIC development for a variety of products
• Determine architecture design, logic design, large-scale design integration and system simulation
• Experience in developing tools and scripting for process automation is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Hands‑on: Uses tools/applications to execute the architecture and design of SOC according to design protocol provided
• Problem‑solver: Resolves architecture, design, or verification problems by applying sound ASIC engineering practices with minimal supervision
• Design expert: Executes the design and verification strategies according to ASICs, SoC, and IP cores specifications and in alignment with project lead
• Analytical skills: Participate and actively contribute on design and architecture reviews, demonstrate analytical skills
• Innovative: Identify areas for flow and process improvements through design techniques and through automations
• Communication: well communicate within the team and with peer teams, good presentation skills
• Team player: regularly collaborate and share‑knowledge with other team members to achieve a common goal, step‑up in critical times
• Feedback: Feedback Silicon learnings to process team, design methodology, IP and SoC design

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
• PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant experience in ASIC design, scripting and architecture
• Experience in designing arithmetic/computational/machine learning IPs

Benefits

• competitive annual discretionary bonus program
• opportunity for annual RSU grants
• highly competitive benefits package